"their murders. He did not turn himself in, and on June 17 he became the object of a low-speed pursuit in a white 1993 Ford Bronco SUV owned and driven by Al Cowlings. TV stations interrupted coverage of the 1994 NBA Finals to broadcast the incident live. It was watched by an estimated audience of 95 million people. The pursuit, arrest, and trial were among the most widely publicized events in American history. The trial, often characterized as the trial of the century because of its international publicity similar to that of Sacco and Vanzetti and the Lindbergh kidnapping, spanned"
"Al Cowlings Allen Cedric ""A.C."" Cowlings (born June 16, 1947) is a former American football player and actor. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 to 1979 for the Buffalo Bills, Houston Oilers, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, and San Francisco 49ers. Cowlings was taken fifth overall in the first round by the Buffalo Bills in the 1970 NFL Draft. Cowlings is most famous for his role in the capture of close friend O. J. Simpson on June 17, 1994, after a low-speed chase by police on Los Angeles freeways in connection to the homicide of his"
"Simpson's part against Brown) contradicted Simpson's civil trial testimony that he had never been abusive during their marriage. Simpson was found liable for both deaths in February 1997. Cowlings is a member of the 2009 USC Athletic Hall of Fame class along with Junior Seau, Rodney Peete, and John Robinson. USC's Cowlings Residential College is named in his honor. Cowlings' Ford Bronco from the speed chase was purchased by Simpson's former sports agent Mike Gilbert. As of 2016, the vehicle is on loan to the Alcatraz East Crime Museum where it is on display as part of an exhibit on"
"white Ford Bronco during the infamous car chase. Although that particular case fell through due to lack of evidence to prove criminal intent, Clark requested Darden join the Simpson team as case manager since she and Hodgman were bogged down by various motions and filings from the defense. Darden was also tasked by Clark to prepare for testimony, among others, Detective Mark Fuhrman. After Hodgman's medical incapacitation shortly before opening statements, Darden was named co-prosecutor. Darden resigned after the O.J. Simpson case and joined the faculty at California State University, Los Angeles, where he taught undergraduate criminal law. That same"
"of the third season, Crockett complained to Lt. Castillo about driving vehicles that did not fit his cover as a high roller drug dealer; that he was going around ""looking like Li'l Abner"", to which Castillo told him ""It's out back."" Sonny was delighted to find his new white 1986 Ferrari Testarossa, Florida license plate AIF00M. The original Testarossas donated by Ferrari North America were black metallic but were then painted white. The Testarossa briefly appears in black in the season 3 episode El Viejo, which was originally intended to be the season opener, but was then switched with When"
"At 6:45 p.m., police officer Ruth Dixon saw the Bronco head north on Interstate 405. When she caught up to it, Cowlings yelled out that Simpson was in the back seat of the vehicle and had a gun to his own head. The officer backed off, but followed the vehicle at , with up to 20 police cars following her in the chase. More than nine news helicopters eventually joined the pursuit; the high degree of media participation caused camera signals to appear on incorrect television channels. The chase was so long that one helicopter ran out of fuel, forcing"
"in which he is portrayed by Malcolm-Jamal Warner. In March 2018, months after his parole for armed robbery and kidnapping, O. J. Simpson indicated in an interview that he may have Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a neurodegenerative disease common in athletes, who have suffered numerous head wounds or concussions, and that close friends and former teammates of his, including Al Cowlings, also struggle with the symptoms of CTE. Al Cowlings Allen Cedric ""A.C."" Cowlings (born June 16, 1947) is a former American football player and actor. He played in the National Football League (NFL) from 1970 to 1979 for the"
"Simpson's Rockingham estate in Brentwood, or Simpson would kill himself. The slow-speed chase was televised on live TV from helicopter. It interrupted coverage of the 1994 NBA Finals, and was viewed by approximately 95 million people in the United States alone. During the chase, Cowlings famously told the police: ""My name is A.C., you know who I am, God damn it!"" The chase ended at Simpson's Brentwood home, where Simpson eventually surrendered to police after a nearly hour long wait. Cowlings was charged with a felony for aiding a fugitive and was released approximately 12 hours after his arrest on"
"the road. Bruce Willis, in a red 1968 Chevrolet El Camino, chases down and shoots at the Gorillaz, as the sky turns black with a spectral fog and the android Noodle malfunctions and collapses. As Bruce and the Gorillaz race across the desert, the policeman crawls towards his spilled box of doughnuts. Before he can reach it, a shadowy masked figure (the ""Boogieman"") appears out of the earth and envelops the stunned policeman in a black fog, similar to that in the sky. The video ends with the Stylo car running off the side of the road and into the"
"other being the newly approved 2008 Dodge Charger LX Police Special. Only the sedan is permitted to engage in a vehicle pursuit, pursuant to department policy. Like most police agencies throughout southern California, Los Angeles Police Department vehicles are ordered painted in black clearcoat with the roof, doors, and pillars painted white from the factory. The Department has used this black-and-white paint scheme since approximately 1940 with minimal modifications. Options available from Ford ordered by the Department today include the handle-bar spotlamps, 16-inch heavy duty steel wheels with chrome center caps, and ballistic panels within the two front doors. Most"
"the Langley Green district of Crawley. He was arrested a few weeks later after a man who knew Whiting came forward after hearing that the abductor's car had been a red Ford Sierra with a Bart Simpson sticker on one of its windows, identical to the vehicle that Whiting had just sold. Three months later, he admitted the charges of abduction and indecent assault and was sentenced to four years in prison. The maximum sentence for the crime was life imprisonment; however, he received a lesser sentence as credit for admitting to the crime and sparing his victim the ordeal"
"there was ""so much bad blood"" between them after the events of the third season that could be explored. She compared this to a relationship between sisters. The episode's central car chase features Coulson's flying 1962 Chevrolet Corvette, Lola, chasing Reyes' fiery ""Hellcharger"", a 1969 Dodge Charger nicknamed Lucy. The sequence was filmed in Los Angeles, with location scouting for the sequence beginning by searching for an ideal corner for the Charger to make ""a big hard left"". The streets around the corner were then augmented with directed traffic in a ""near-miss configuration"", to make the sequence more dynamic—it sees"
"the 1991 Tony Scott film, ""The Last Boy Scout"". Cowlings was a close friend of Nicole Brown and her ex-husband O. J. Simpson, whom he was friends with since childhood. They were teammates at Galileo High School, San Francisco City College, USC, the Buffalo Bills, and the San Francisco 49ers. Cowlings dated Simpson's first wife Marguerite Whitley while they were attending Galileo High School and when they were having issues as a couple, Simpson stepped in as a mediator, but the discussion turned into a relationship and they would eventually marry in 1967; Cowlings was reportedly angry at the time,"
"patrol cars with the capability of going over ."" The last of the AMC Javelins was retired in 1979, and one of the original cars is now part of the Museum at DPS Headquarters. Trooper James Bonard Fowler became a significant player in escalating the acute racial conflict that led to the Selma to Montgomery marches in the Civil Rights Movement. As a corporal in the Alabama State Police in 1965, he shot and killed an unarmed black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson, but was not prosecuted and convicted for the killing until 45 years later. In a later incident, he"
"a passenger bus still in pursuit of the Bandit. In the third film, his final car is a light blue 1983 Pontiac Bonneville, with two single emergency lights (each sharing a blue-red display) and two smaller red ones, with the center of the display open to have the shark replica tied up during the run, and it also had a ""Sheriff"" decal located on the trunk. Of the three cars, the third vehicle is put through the most punishment: This loses its driver's side front fender, gets sprayed with paint on the right side, gets buried in sand, loses its"
"selection over the closing credits of each episode, and it and the latter both featured other music from the series. (See below.) Actors James Doohan (""Scotty"") and Meg Wyllie, who appeared in guest roles, had previously worked on the original """" series. The series was filmed and broadcast in color. Bronson's motorcycle, a 1969 XLH 900cc Harley-Davidson Sportster, figures in many episodes. In one episode he enters several motorcycle races; in another, he makes an emergency run to fetch a doctor, but in some stories, the motorcycle serves merely as his transportation. The fuel tank is illustrated with the Eye"
"moving advertisements for the University of Iowa's Hawkeye sports teams. The Patrol later switched back to the prior color scheme; however, the 2007 and newer patrol vehicles have been predominantly colored silver or white. The Patrol has mainly used the Ford Crown Victoria Police Interceptor for a number of years. Prior to Chevrolet eliminating the model, Caprices were used as well quite extensively. Recently the Patrol has begun using the Dodge Charger (LX) Police Pursuit Version as well. For a short time, the Patrol also had motorcycle officers until the early 1980s due to the neglect, and later, lack of"
"episode began with a close-up of a car trunk being slammed shut revealing a personalized California license plate ""LA LAW"". For the first seven seasons, the model car used was a Jaguar XJ6 Series III; for the 8th and final season, the Jaguar was replaced with a 1993 Bentley Continental R. Both cars carried registration stickers indicating the year in which each particular season began. Two different musical openings for the show's theme were used: a saxophone riff (as performed by David Sanborn), for episodes that were lighter in tone; and an ominous synthesizer chord, for more serious storylines. The"
"a few publicity photos show a black or red model, for actual filming the entire black-and-white series used Corvettes in light colors like Horizon Blue, Cascade Green and Fawn Beige. The 1963 Corvette Sting Ray convertible (in Saddle Tan) finished the show out through 1964. The roster of guest stars on ""Route 66"" includes several actors who later went on to fame, as well as major stars on the downward side of their careers. One of the most historically significant episodes of the series in this respect was ""Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing"". It featured Lon Chaney, Jr., Peter Lorre,"
"lady, as well as PM Koizumi of Japan. https://media.gettyimages.com/photos/memphis-united-states-the-presidential-cadillac-carrying-us-president-picture-id71341958 Elvis Presley's Pink Cadillac Elvis Presley's iconic Pink Cadillac was a 1955 Cadillac Fleetwood. It set style for the era, was sung about in popular culture, and was copied by others around the world. The car is now preserved in the Graceland museum, in Memphis, Tennessee. In early 1955, Elvis bought his first Cadillac, a 1954 Fleetwood Series 60, which was the color pink. The car provided transport for Elvis and the Blue Moon Boys, but after the failure of a brake lining, was destroyed in a roadside fire between Hope"
"created a modified 996 Carrera as one of a set of three vehicles for Pixar's 2006 ""Cars"" promotional tour. Sally, a blue Porsche 996 designed to closely resemble a 2002 Carrera, is built on a slightly-shortened wheelbase; her windscreen is tilted closer to vertical (adding a few inches to the car's height) to accommodate the animated character's eyes. In 2007, a motorist's 2001 Porsche 911 was searched during a traffic stop by Hoover, Alabama police. The police department seized the vehicle after they found 10 kilograms of cocaine hidden inside two compartments. Since then the vehicle was redecorated in two-tone"
"team and his successor Chase Elliott. For his final scheduled race, Gordon unveiled a new scheme on ""NASCAR Race Hub"". The car featured the Axalta flames, but with a silver base instead of black. When Gordon filled in for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 at Indianapolis, Watkins Glen, and Bristol, the car was sponsored by Axalta, with the yellow and red ""Solar Flare"" livery that many fans online believe is based on a one-off 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Daytona paint scheme and the black tail panel used by Earnhardt, influenced by Earnhardt's 2001 Rolex 24 drive for Corvette"
"the Stockton Terminal and Eastern Railroad in Linden, California, near the intersection of Ketcham Lane and Archerdale Road. The Bell JetRanger used in the climactic chase was flown by veteran film pilot James W. Gavin (who played the character of the pilot as well) and was actually flown between rows of trees and under powerlines as seen in the film. Post-Production There is the assumption that film developers thought the Dodge Charger was actually bright yellow and so ""corrected"" the film negatives to eliminate the greenish tint on the car. In fact, the entire movie in theaters, TV and on"
"with the use—and in some cases the destruction—of expensive and alluring foreign automobiles; including a Ferrari Daytona, a Porsche 928, a Jaguar XJ, as well as brief appearances of a Cadillac Allante and a Rolls-Royce Silver Spirit. A vintage gull-wing Mercedes-Benz 300SL is also presented in the film, being personally driven by Braga's character in an introductory sequence before a large-scale climactic car chase scene. In addition to driving a newly redesigned Mercedes-Benz 500SL for the 1990 model year, Eastwood's character is also seen conveying his distaste for the Lime Green color on the Lotus Esprit and later driving said"
"Angeles in late 1983. During his tenure as a prosecutor at the CCB, Darden served in the central trials and hard-core gang units before transferring to the Special Investigation Division (SID), which investigates criminal activity by public and law enforcement officials, in February 1988. It was in this position that Darden first met Johnnie Cochran, who would represent the victims of police violence. Darden initially became involved in the O. J. Simpson murder case after being asked by Deputy District Attorneys Marcia Clark and William Hodgman to lead the prosecution of Al Cowlings, Simpson's friend and the driver of the"
"Winston, an angry fan sent Bill France Jr. a letter threatening to kill Earnhardt at Pocono, Watkins Glen, or Dover, prompting the FBI to provide security for Earnhardt on the three tracks. The investigation was closed after the races at the three tracks finished without incident. The 1988 season saw Earnhardt racing with a new sponsor, GM Goodwrench, after Wrangler Jeans dropped its sponsorship in 1987. During this season, he changed the color of his paint scheme from blue and yellow to the signature black in which the No. 3 car was painted for the rest of his life. He"
"film, and a purple 1975 Cadillac Eldorado Fleetwood ""pimpmobile"" (number plate ""SWNGR 3"") in the third. Additionally, Felicity Shagwell drives a 1965 Chevrolet Corvette C2 with an American flag paint scheme in the second film and Nigel Powers has a 2001 Mini Cooper – able to travel underwater, and which bears the number plate ""GR8SHAG"" – in the third. The series consists of three films: HBO purchased the rights to produce a cartoon series based on the ""Austin Powers"" films in May 1999. Despite announcing plans for a thirteen episode season, HBO ultimately shelved the project. In October 2005, in"
"III, and later a Continental Mark IV, on the TV series of the same name. A 1977 Continental Mark V was used in the 1996 Alanis Morissette music video for her song ""Ironic."" A 1978 Continental Mark V was driven by Ewing family patriarch Jock Ewing, played by Jim Davis, on the TV series ""Dallas"". Additional Marks were used by other characters later on including J.R. Ewing, played by Larry Hagman, who replaced his Cadillac Allante with a Mark VII in the show's final season. A 1979 Continental Mark V was driven by car dealer (Knots Landing Motors owner) Sid"
"a majority of the marked patrol vehicles utilized by this agency have been equipped with onboard video cameras. Other 'marked' patrol vehicles currently used include Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the Chevrolet Camaro, the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, with incidental examples fielded since 2013 of the Ford Taurus Interceptor, Ford Explorer Police and Caprice PPV. In 2018 both un marked, 'Ghost"" marked and fully marked versions of the Dodge Charger were fielded. The Ghost marked units are often in dark street colors and not the white of the rest of the fleet. Like many other state police agencies around the United States, the"
"the beginning of the movie and as Bandit, Snowman, Fred, and Frog make their escape in the final scene. The film also made use of three Kenworth W900A short-frame semi trucks, which Jerry Reed can be seen driving, each equipped with 38-inch sleepers. Two units were 1974 models as evidenced by standard silver Kenworth emblems on the truck grille, and one unit was a 1973 model as evidenced by the gold-painted Kenworth emblem on the truck's grille signifying Kenworth's 50 years in business. The paint code for each truck was coffee brown with gold trims, and the mural trailer used"
"in the 1990s but the existence of the silver Mk II driven by Bodie is still uncertain and debated. Cowley used a latest model Ford Granada (1978–1981 Ghia model) while other Ford models such as a Ford Escort RS2000 (1978–79 episodes, driven by Doyle) and the Ford Cortina, particularly the Mark V (TF) model, were occasionally seen. However, in the first (1977) series, the cars used were mainly those of British Leyland, including a Rover SD1, a Rover P6, a Princess, a Triumph 2000, a Triumph Dolomite Sprint and a Triumph TR7. The SD1, a turmeric yellow 3500, bore the"
"the O. J. Simpson murder trial. In 2012, Fox News examined the lives of key individuals in the Simpson case and found that Cowlings was reportedly working as a handbag sales representative; in 2014, an ex-teammate told ""USA Today"" that Cowlings worked for B. Wayne Hughes, founder of Public Storage. Six months later, ""USA Today"" quoted retired tennis player and friend of Cowlings, Joe Kolkowitz, saying that Cowlings had retired and is still living in Southern California. According to TMZ in 2016, Cowlings had reportedly threatened to sue FX if he were portrayed negatively in the critically acclaimed series """","
"the NBC drama ""My Own Worst Enemy"", along with the new Chevrolet Camaro; the show was cancelled in mid-November 2008. The vehicle also appears on the remake of ""Hawaii Five-0"" and ""The Mentalist"". The Traverse is also used in the Minnie Van Service in conjunction with Lyft at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Gothic black colors of the Chevrolet Traverse are commonly used by federal agencies, such as Secret Service. On the LT models, the early 2010 update removed the ""TRAVERSE"" badges on the front doors. Beginning on late 2010 models, the GM logos were removed from the"